Omer Huyse (22 August 1898 in

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– 2 March 1985 in

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) was a

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professional

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. In 1924, he won stage five of the

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. In that year, the cyclists were divided in three classes: the first class for top cyclists, the second class for lesser cyclists, and the touriste-routier class for semi-amateur cyclists. Huyse was put in the second class cyclists, so his stage victory was extra special.

Major results

;1923 :Tour of Belgium for amateurs :Amsterdam ;1924 :

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: ::Winner stage 5

External links

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Official Tour de France results for Omer Huyse
Belgian male cyclists 1898 births 1985 deaths Belgian Tour de France stage winners Cyclists from Kortrijk {{Belgium-cycling-bio-1890s-stub